Cervical DysplasiaNCT05606133
Circulating Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA for the Screening and Surveillance of Gynecologic Cancers
A study testing NavDx(R) in people with Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer, run by Northwell Health at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Human papilloma virus-related gynecologic malignancies affect over 20,000 women in the United States, and over half a million women globally each year. In addition, approximately 200,000 women are diagnosed with high-grade cervical dysplasia, a pre-cancerous tumor. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Cervical Dysplasia, Cervical Cancer
- What is being tested?
- NavDx(R)
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 10 Aug 2022to 10 Aug 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- All patients above age 18, with biopsy proven HPV-related high-grade cervical dysplasia or invasive cervical cancer will be included.
Who cannot join
- Persons who do not meet the above inclusion criteria.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, 10075
Elena Pereira, MD, 2124343770, epereira2@northwell.edu
Jeannine Villella, MD, 2124343770, jvillella@northwell.edu
About this study
Official title: Implementation of Circulating HPV DNA for the Screening and Surveillance of HPV-related Gynecologic Cancers
Human papilloma virus-related gynecologic malignancies affect over 20,000 women in the United States, and over half a million women globally each year. In addition, approximately 200,000 women are diagnosed with high-grade cervical dysplasia, a pre-cancerous tumor. There is no currently available serum biomarker for these tumors, and surveillance and diagnosis in these patients often requires invasive testing and procedures. The ability to diagnose and monitor for these cancers with a simple blood draw would have a significant impact both here in the US and abroad.
In order to detect circulating tumor-specific HPV DNA, the investigators will collaborate with the molecular diagnostics company, Naveris. Naveris has designed a blood test that utilizes digital droplet polymerase chain reactions (PCR) in order to quantify fragments of tumor-specific DNA that the investigators believe is shed by HPV-associated cancer cells in the blood.
In this pilot study, the investigators will first test whether the quantification of plasma cell-free HPV DNA can distinguish pre-invasive from invasive cervical cancers.
- Conditions
- Cervical Dysplasia, Cervical Cancer
- Being tested
- NavDx(R)
- Medical subject headings
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
NavDx(R)Diagnostic test
NavDx® is a blood test that utilizes digital droplet PCR in order to quantify fragments of tumor-specific DNA shed by HPV-associated cancer cells in the blood. The technology has the ability to distinguish tumor-tissue modified virus particles present in the plasma cell-free DNA from non-cancer associated sources of HPV DNA.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Circulating HPV DNA | Experimental | Not described Receives: Diagnostic Test: NavDx(R) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pre-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA
The presence or absence of ct-HPV DNA
Measured: Week 0
On-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA
The presence or absence of ct-HPV DNA
Measured: Up to 8 weeks
Post-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA
The presence or absence of ct-HPV DNA
Measured: 8-12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Nov 2022
- Study start10 Aug 2022
- Primary completion10 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion10 Aug 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Cervical DysplasiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Northwell HealthThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Northwell Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Naveris
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Elena Pereira, Northwell Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05606133
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 22-0247
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2022
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Pereira E, Camacho-Vanegas O, Anand S, Sebra R, Catalina Camacho S, Garnar-Wortzel L, Nair N, Moshier E, Wooten M, Uzilov A, Chen R, Prasad-Hayes M, Zakashansky K, Beddoe AM, Schadt E, Dottino P, Martignetti JA. Personalized Circulating Tumor DNA Biomarkers Dynamically Predict Treatment Response and Survival In Gynecologic Cancers. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 30;10(12):e0145754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145754. eCollection 2015.
PubMed 26717006Oh J, Lee HJ, Lee TS, Kim JH, Koh SB, Choi YS. Clinical value of routine serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen in follow-up of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated with radiation or chemoradiation. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2016 Jul;59(4):269-78. doi: 10.5468/ogs.2016.59.4.269. Epub 2016 Jul 13.
PubMed 27462593Chera BS, Kumar S, Beaty BT, Marron D, Jefferys S, Green R, Goldman EC, Amdur R, Sheets N, Dagan R, Hayes DN, Weiss J, Grilley-Olson JE, Zanation A, Hackman T, Blumberg JM, Patel S, Weissler M, Tan XM, Parker JS, Mendenhall W, Gupta GP. Rapid Clearance Profile of Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV Type 16 DNA during Chemoradiotherapy Correlates with Disease Control in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Aug 1;25(15):4682-4690. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0211. Epub 2019 May 14.
PubMed 31088830Kang Z, Stevanovic S, Hinrichs CS, Cao L. Circulating Cell-free DNA for Metastatic Cervical Cancer Detection, Genotyping, and Monitoring. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Nov 15;23(22):6856-6862. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-1553. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
PubMed 28899967Jeannot E, Becette V, Campitelli M, Calmejane MA, Lappartient E, Ruff E, Saada S, Holmes A, Bellet D, Sastre-Garau X. Circulating human papillomavirus DNA detected using droplet digital PCR in the serum of patients diagnosed with early stage human papillomavirus-associated invasive carcinoma. J Pathol Clin Res. 2016 Jun 28;2(4):201-209. doi: 10.1002/cjp2.47. eCollection 2016 Oct.
PubMed 27917295Chera BS, Kumar S, Shen C, Amdur R, Dagan R, Green R, Goldman E, Weiss J, Grilley-Olson J, Patel S, Zanation A, Hackman T, Blumberg J, Patel S, Thorp B, Weissler M, Yarbrough W, Sheets N, Mendenhall W, Tan XM, Gupta GP. Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for the Surveillance of Cancer Recurrence in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Apr 1;38(10):1050-1058. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.02444. Epub 2020 Feb 4.
PubMed 32017652
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Implementation of Circulating HPV DNA for the Screening and Surveillance of HPV-related Gynecologic Cancers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05606133
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 22-0247
- Conditions
- Cervical Dysplasia, Cervical Cancer
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Northwell HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Naveris
- Study start
- 10 Aug 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 10 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Nov 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Human papilloma virus-related gynecologic malignancies affect over 20,000 women in the United States, and over half a million women globally each year. In addition, approximately 200,000 women are diagnosed with high-grade cervical dysplasia, a pre-cancerous tumor. There is no currently available serum biomarker for these tumors, and surveillance and diagnosis in these patients often requires invasive testing and procedures. The ability to diagnose and monitor for these cancers with a simple blood draw would have a significant impact both here in the US and abroad.
In order to detect circulating tumor-specific HPV DNA, the investigators will collaborate with the molecular diagnostics company, Naveris. Naveris has designed a blood test that utilizes digital droplet polymerase chain reactions (PCR) in order to quantify fragments of tumor-specific DNA that the investigators believe is shed by HPV-associated cancer cells in the blood.
In this pilot study, the investigators will first test whether the quantification of plasma cell-free HPV DNA can distinguish pre-invasive from invasive cervical cancers.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Circulating HPV DNA | Experimental | Diagnostic Test: NavDx(R) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All patients above age 18, with biopsy proven HPV-related high-grade cervical dysplasia or invasive cervical cancer will be included.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Persons who do not meet the above inclusion criteria.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| NavDx(R)NavDx® is a blood test that utilizes digital droplet PCR in order to quantify fragments of tumor-specific DNA shed by HPV-associated cancer cells in the blood. The technology has the ability to distinguish tumor-tissue modified virus particles present in the plasma cell-free DNA from non-cancer associated sources of HPV DNA. | Diagnostic test | Circulating HPV DNA |
Primary outcome
Pre-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA
Time frame: Week 0
The presence or absence of ct-HPV DNA
On-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
The presence or absence of ct-HPV DNA
Post-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA
Time frame: 8-12 weeks
The presence or absence of ct-HPV DNA
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Sep 2025.
- Background: PubMed 26717006Pereira E, Camacho-Vanegas O, Anand S, Sebra R, Catalina Camacho S, Garnar-Wortzel L, Nair N, Moshier E, Wooten M, Uzilov A, Chen R, Prasad-Hayes M, Zakashansky K, Beddoe AM, Schadt E, Dottino P, Martignetti JA. Personalized Circulating Tumor DNA Biomarkers Dynamically Predict Treatment Response and Survival In Gynecologic Cancers. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 30;10(12):e0145754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145754. eCollection 2015.
- Background: PubMed 27462593Oh J, Lee HJ, Lee TS, Kim JH, Koh SB, Choi YS. Clinical value of routine serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen in follow-up of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated with radiation or chemoradiation. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2016 Jul;59(4):269-78. doi: 10.5468/ogs.2016.59.4.269. Epub 2016 Jul 13.
- Background: PubMed 31088830Chera BS, Kumar S, Beaty BT, Marron D, Jefferys S, Green R, Goldman EC, Amdur R, Sheets N, Dagan R, Hayes DN, Weiss J, Grilley-Olson JE, Zanation A, Hackman T, Blumberg JM, Patel S, Weissler M, Tan XM, Parker JS, Mendenhall W, Gupta GP. Rapid Clearance Profile of Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV Type 16 DNA during Chemoradiotherapy Correlates with Disease Control in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Aug 1;25(15):4682-4690. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0211. Epub 2019 May 14.
- Background: PubMed 28899967Kang Z, Stevanovic S, Hinrichs CS, Cao L. Circulating Cell-free DNA for Metastatic Cervical Cancer Detection, Genotyping, and Monitoring. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Nov 15;23(22):6856-6862. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-1553. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
- Background: PubMed 27917295Jeannot E, Becette V, Campitelli M, Calmejane MA, Lappartient E, Ruff E, Saada S, Holmes A, Bellet D, Sastre-Garau X. Circulating human papillomavirus DNA detected using droplet digital PCR in the serum of patients diagnosed with early stage human papillomavirus-associated invasive carcinoma. J Pathol Clin Res. 2016 Jun 28;2(4):201-209. doi: 10.1002/cjp2.47. eCollection 2016 Oct.
- Background: PubMed 32017652Chera BS, Kumar S, Shen C, Amdur R, Dagan R, Green R, Goldman E, Weiss J, Grilley-Olson J, Patel S, Zanation A, Hackman T, Blumberg J, Patel S, Thorp B, Weissler M, Yarbrough W, Sheets N, Mendenhall W, Tan XM, Gupta GP. Plasma Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for the Surveillance of Cancer Recurrence in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Apr 1;38(10):1050-1058. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.02444. Epub 2020 Feb 4.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing NavDx(R) in people with Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer, run by Northwell Health at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Elena Pereira, MD (2124343770, epereira2@northwell.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pre-Treatment Circulating HPV DNA (time frame: Week 0). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05606133, which also lists 6 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Sep 2025.